You have to give it to the diplomats/politicians. Sometimes they can have a very interesting angle at things. In this interview with the Wall Street Journal, Secretary of State recounted the summer event in which Russians caused a major headache to the West. Here is the excerpt:
"I recently told [Russian Foreign Minister] Sergei Lavrov, 'You know, Sergei, you did something I could never have done. You made [Georgian President] Misha Saakashvili into the darling of the international community. The Georgians now have more money than they can spend. And your forces are in South Ossetia and Abkhazia with the resounding support of Nicaragua and Hamas. Congratulations.' Everybody is now questioning Russia's worthiness as a partner. Their economy is in very deep trouble. They've come out of this badly. And I think it could help deter them from trying something like that again."I wish she and the president had such a calm nerve in summer.
(Picture: wsj.com)
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